boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
life; living; I; me; student
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
than; from; out of; except; but; more
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
relatively; comparatively
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till